Alberto Blest Gana and the Sensory Appeal of Wealth
This essay explores sensory stimuli in La aritmética en el amor [Arithmetic in Love/Economics of Love] (1860) as they relate to the consumer preferences (for clothing, furniture, jewellery) and purchasing practices of nineteenth-century Santiago, Chile. The novel presents detailed descriptions, for...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Open Cultural Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2021-0006 |